Hankuk University of Foreign Studies: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #1865 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #502 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #32 of 193 | In South Korea |
| #17 of 39 | In Seoul |
| #400 of 1,017 | For International Relations and Diplomacy |
| Top50% | For 72 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 21,240
- Funding
- Private
- Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.hufs.ac.kr
- Languages
- Korean;English;Japanese;Chinese;Russian
- Acceptance rate
- 43%*
* The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Graduation from high school or equivalent, and entrance examination |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | March to December (March - July; September-December) |
| Enrollment | 21,240 |
| Full time employee | 652 |
| Student:staff ratio | 33:1 |
Research profile
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies has published 7,749 scientific papers with 119,660 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Political Science, Philosophy, and Law.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6 | 10 |
| 1994 | 12 | 18 |
| 1995 | 11 | 37 |
| 1996 | 23 | 41 |
| 1997 | 37 | 68 |
| 1998 | 44 | 101 |
| 1999 | 39 | 127 |
| 2000 | 45 | 202 |
| 2001 | 74 | 224 |
| 2002 | 114 | 442 |
| 2003 | 111 | 516 |
| 2004 | 100 | 752 |
| 2005 | 85 | 902 |
| 2006 | 127 | 1133 |
| 2007 | 127 | 1201 |
| 2008 | 160 | 1602 |
| 2009 | 179 | 1989 |
| 2010 | 207 | 2109 |
| 2011 | 267 | 2767 |
| 2012 | 279 | 3071 |
| 2013 | 345 | 3564 |
| 2014 | 393 | 4147 |
| 2015 | 508 | 4552 |
| 2016 | 469 | 4892 |
| 2017 | 478 | 5052 |
| 2018 | 502 | 6188 |
| 2019 | 434 | 7109 |
| 2020 | 519 | 8715 |
| 2021 | 491 | 11050 |
| 2022 | 495 | 11858 |
| 2023 | 476 | 12572 |
| 2024 | 328 | 12915 |
| 2025 | 293 | 11334 |
Tuition
The tuition table for Hankuk University of Foreign Studies gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.
| Program | Tuition Cost (KRW) |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 4,200,000 |
| Graduate | 5,500,000 |
| Language Institute | 3,000,000 |
The currency is South Korean Won (KRW).
The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | No | No | No |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | No | No | No |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | No | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | No | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | No | No | No |
| Physics | No | No | No |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Master's Degree | Accountancy, Advertising and Publicity, African Languages, African Studies, Air Transport, American Studies, Arabic, Archiving, Asian Studies, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Bulgarian, Business Administration, Business Education, Canadian Studies, Central European Studies, Chemistry, Chinese, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Cultural Studies, Czech, Development Studies, East Asian Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, French, German, Hindi, History, Human Resources, Human Rights, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hungarian, Indonesian, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Business, International Economics, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Italian, Japanese, Journalism, Korean, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Malay, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Native Language Education, Peace and Disarmament, Persian, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Polish, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Preschool Education, Public Administration, Public Relations, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian Languages, Science Education, Slavic Languages, Social Studies, South and Southeast Asian Languages, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Statistics, Telecommunications Engineering, Thai Languages, Translation and Interpretation, Turkish, Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Doctor's Degree | African Studies, American Studies, Arabic, Archiving, Asian Studies, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Canadian Studies, Central European Studies, Chemistry, Chinese, Cognitive Sciences, Comparative Literature, Computer Engineering, Cultural Studies, Czech, East Asian Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Foreign Languages Education, French, German, History, Hungarian, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Business, International Economics, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Middle Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Polish, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Romanian, Russian, Slavic Languages, Social Studies, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Statistics, Telecommunications Engineering, Translation and Interpretation |
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies alumni
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Park Seong-ung
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Park Sung-woong is a South Korean actor. Following his acting debut in No. 3 in 1997, Park has starred in several movies and television series, notably as a gangster in New World (2013) and a serial killer in The Deal (2015).
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Kim Ji-seok
- Enrolled in the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Studied German and English
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kim Ji-seok is a South Korean actor.
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Park Ji-hyun
- Enrolled in the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Studied Spanish
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Park Ji-hyun is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her role in the television series Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung (2019) and Do You Like Brahms? (2020), as well as films such as Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) and The Divine Fury (2019).
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Kim Sung-ryung
- Enrolled in the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Studied marketing
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorbeauty pageant contestantactorfilm actor
- Biography
-
Kim Sung-ryung is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won Miss Korea 1988 later represented her country at Miss Universe 1989 pageant, Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz news program Entertainment Weekly. In 1991, she made her film acting debut in Kang Woo-suk's Who Saw the Dragon's Claws?.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies faculties and divisions
| Campus : Global Campus | Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Central European Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Engineering, International Studies, Natural Sciences, Translation and Interpretation |
|---|---|
| Centre : Foreign Language Training and Testing | Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Malay, Modern Languages, Russian, Spanish |
| Centre : HUFS TESOL Professional Education | Foreign Languages Education, Teacher Training |
| Centre : Korean Language and Culture | East Asian Studies, Korean |
| College : Business and Economics | Economics, International Economics, International Law |
| College : Central and East European Studies | Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slavic Languages |
| College : Chinese | Asian Studies, Business and Commerce, Chinese, International Business, Literature |
| College : Economics and Business | Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Information Management, International Business, Management |
| College : Education | Education, English, Foreign Languages Education, French, German, Korean, Native Language Education, Teacher Training |
| College : Engineering | Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Telecommunications Engineering |
| College : English | English, Linguistics, Literature, Translation and Interpretation |
| College : Global Business Administration | Business Administration |
| College : Humanities | Arts and Humanities, Cognitive Sciences, History, Linguistics, Philosophy |
| College : International and Area Studies | African Languages, African Studies, Asian Studies, Central European Studies, East Asian Studies, Eastern European Studies, French Studies, Korean, Latin American Studies, Leisure Studies, Russian, Sports, Subsahara African Studies |
| College : Interpretation and Translation | Arabic, Chinese, English, English Studies, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Linguistics, Literature, Malay, Spanish, Thai Languages, Translation and Interpretation |
| College : Japanese | Cultural Studies, East Asian Studies, Japanese, Literature |
| College : Law | Law |
| College : Natural Sciences | Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics, Statistics |
| College : Occidental Languages | Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian Languages, Spanish |
| College : Oriental Languages | Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Mongolian, Persian, Thai Languages, Turkish, Vietnamese |
| College : Social Sciences | Advertising and Publicity, Cinema and Television, Film, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Public Relations, Social Sciences |
| Department/Division : International Studies | International Business, International Economics, International Studies |
| Department/Division : Language and Diplomacy | International Relations and Diplomacy, Modern Languages, Social Sciences |
| Graduate School : Business | Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Industrial Management, Information Management, International Business, Management, Marketing |
| Graduate School : Education | Education, Educational Sciences, Teacher Training |
| Graduate School : Graduate Studies | Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences |
| Graduate School : International and Area Studies | African Studies, American Studies, Canadian Studies, Central European Studies, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, East Asian Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Human Rights, International Business, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Korean, Latin American Studies, Media Studies, Peace and Disarmament, Political Sciences, Regional Studies, Social Studies, Western European Studies |
| Graduate School : Interpretation and Translation | Translation and Interpretation |
| Graduate School : Politics, Government and Communication | Government, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Mass Communication, Political Sciences, Public Administration |
| Graduate School : TESOL | English, Foreign Languages Education |
| School : Law | Administrative Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Fiscal Law, Labour Law, Law, Private Law |
General information
| Alternative names | HUFS 한국외국어대학교 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| Accreditation | Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) |
| Motto | Veritas, Pax, Creatio Truth, Peace, Creation |
| Colors | navy, gold |
Location and contacts
| Address | 107 Imun-ro Dongdaemun-gu Seoul, 02450 South Korea |
|---|---|
| City population | 9,668,000 |